Kommersant: Only one-third of mobile internet traffic in central Russia was unrestricted. Nearly 90% in border regions went through ‘whitelists.’

Source: Kommersant

An average of just 30.5% of user sessions on mobile networks in Russia’s Central Federal District were unrestricted in July 2026, according to a study by Vigo, a developer of network monitoring and management tools, cited by the Russian business daily Kommersant.

In the remaining cases — more than 60% of sessions — users could only reach resources on the Digital Development Ministry’s “whitelist.” The number of connections in “whitelist” mode has risen by an average of 31% since January, Vigo found.

The figures vary widely by region. As of July 31, Moscow and the surrounding Moscow region recorded about 49% of sessions without restrictions and 51% under “whitelists,” while St. Petersburg had 43.9% of sessions without limits and the Leningrad region had 58.9%. The Jewish Autonomous region posted the best numbers, with 75.7% of sessions free of “whitelists,” followed by Tyva at 72.3% and the Magadan region at 69%.

Border regions fared worst, with nearly 90% of connections routed through “whitelists.” In the Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod regions, only 12% of sessions were unrestricted, on average, as of July 31.

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